58 Animated Shorts Selected for CRAFT International Animation Festival 2026
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The organisers of CRAFT International Animation Festival have unveiled the full line-up for their 2026 edition, with 58 animated short films from 29 countries set to screen in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 23–28 October.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF STOP-MOTION & TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN ANIMATION
- A ROSE (Italy 2026, 05:00), Simone Massi
- BRAIN SPACE (United Kingdom 2025, 08:21), Laura Tofarides
- DECAY (Colombia 2025, 07:08), Juan Camilo González
- EATING TIME (Estonia 2025, 16:22), Mari Kivi
- FIRSTBORN (United States 2025, 09:11), Olivia G Porrill, California Institute of the Arts
- FOREIGN BODIES (Hong Kong, United Kingdom 2025, 03:30), Lysander Wong, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
- IN THE TEETH OF TIME (Netherlands 2025, 08:57), Patrick Raats
- KAUKOKAIPUU (Italy 2026, 08:55), Valentina Lo Duca
- LOVE & PEACE & BEAVER (Japan 2025, 08:38), Stephen Redmond, Laputa Art Animation School
- ME AND YOU AND SMOKE (United Kingdom 2025, 07:45), Rachel Shiloach, National Film and Television School
- MIDNIGHT TRAIN (Mexico 2026, 09:21), Fátima Montserrat Castillo G., Eduardo Arandia
- ONCE IN A BODY (Columbia, United States 2025, 10″20), María Cristina Pérez Gonzále
- RADIX (Germany 2025, 04:14), Anne Breymann
- REST (Japan 2025, 05:04), Ryotaro Miyajima
- SEQUENCIAL (France, Italy, Poland, Portugal 2025, 12:05), Bruno Caetano
- SILENT CINEMA (North Macedonia 2025, 16:28), Krste Gospodinovski
- STAMPFER DREAMS (Austria 2024, 11:50), Thomas Renoldner
- THE ARCHIVIST (Brazil 2025, 10:36), Antonio Sergio Spagnol
- THE PEEL (Belgium, Finland, Portugal, Taiwan 2025, 06:20), NanTung Lin, Universidade Lusófona, LUCA School of Arts, Aalto University
- THE SPRING SEA (Japan 2025, 07:45), Koji Yamamura
- TILL THE STARS RISE (Taiwan 2025, 16:11), Yu Yu
- VENEZIA DIORAMA (Belgium 2026, 06:26), Nicolas Piret
- VIRGIN FANDANGO (Canada 2026, 10:42), Marcy Page
- WARD (Poland 2025, 03:26), Nadia Andrzejewska, Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts
- WHAT IS, IS NOW (Netherlands 2025, 02:15), Jikke Lesterhuis
- WINTER IN MARCH (Armenia, Belgium, Estonia, France 2025, 16:22), Natalia Mirzoyan, Estonian Art Academy
- WORK DONE (Chile 2026, 11:28), Jaime Freire
SOUTHEAST ASIA COMPETITION OF ALL TECHNIQUES IN ANIMATION
- ANEKA KUE (Indonesia 2025, 06:41), Zarni Nugraha Saputra
- DROWNED IN INTERNET (Indonesia 2025, 07:11), Naufal Zhorif Aryawan, Dian Nuswantoro University
- GOOD JOB, XIAO! (Malaysia 2025, 06:29), Elise Nabilah, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Perdana Campus, Malaysia
- LELENG (Indonesia 2025, 08:58), Zaenal Abidin, prod. Firman Widyasmara
- MORE THAN HAPPY (Singapore 2025, 06:58), Wei Keong Tan
- OUR FATHER HOUR (Indonesia 2025, 13:25), Aziz Hammad Kusteja, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
- PAINT YOUR MARK (Philippines 2025, 07:15), John Philip Gonzales, Nicole Angeline Santos, Holy Angel University
- RIBBON (Indonesia 2025, 09:06), Bobby Karunia Alam, Politeknik Negeri Batam
- RUMINATION (France, Malaysia 2025, 07:09), Syed Munawir
- SO I PRAY (Indonesia 2025, 07:43), Amy Rahmadhita, Re:Anima European Joint Master in Animation (Luca School of Arts, Aalto University, Lusofona University)
- SOAR BUDDIES (Malaysia 2025, 05:14), Xi Chow, National Taiwan University of Arts
- SORRY (Indonesia 2025, 05:30), Sharon Laurencia, Dian Nuswantoro University
- UPON TOUCH (Italy, Thailand 2026, 04:30), Torfon Adisakdecha, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
SHORTS FOR KIDS COMPETITION OF STOP-MOTION & TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN ANIMATION
- A CLAYFUL ADVENTURE (United Kingdom 2025, 03:44), Florrie Macleod, Central Saint Martins
- ALLER & RETOUR (Italy 2025, 09:18), Lucia Bulgheroni, Michele Greco
- PROUT (Belgium 2025, 07:45), Marc-Henri Wajnberg
- SHORTS FROM THE BOX – Wild Things (Hungary 2025, 08:19), Géza M. Tóth
- WITH EACH PASSING DAY (Portugal 2024, 10:55), Emanuel Nevado
PANORAMA ANIMASI INDONESIA – A NON-COMPETITIVE PROGRAM OF INDONESIAN PRODUCTIONS
- 5 AM (Indonesia 2025, 06:17), Marcell Mahesa Mirzada, Arnandha Wyanto, Visi8 Studio
- 7,6 SR (Indonesia 2025. 09:12), Royston Chiandra, Multimedia Nusantara University
- AGAIN AND AGAIN (Indonesia 2026, 05:42), Eirene Ester Ndemisa Ginting, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
- BIG WAVE (Indonesia 2025, 14:43), Yudha Nabillah, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
- DESA TIMUN (THE CUCUMBER VILLAGE) – A FRIEND FROM GERMANY (Indonesia 2025, 10:37), Daud Nugraha, prod. Ricca Virria
- MY BROTHER’S SHOE (Indonesia 2026, 07:30), Khalila Damai Magenta, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
- RAILWAY (Indonesia 2026, 06:11), Khalila Syafina Ramadhani, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
DIGITAL PANORAMA – A NON-COMPETITIVE PROGRAM
- BITING THE HANDS THAT FEEDS YOU (Belgium, France 2025, 05:54), Chantal Peten
- DIG (Canada 2025, 07:40), Jason Zumpano
- SERVICE BUS (Denmark 2025, 03:34), Elmer Mikael Lødemel, The Animation Workshop
- STATUES (Poland 2025, 04:09), Martyna Luranc, Academy of Fine Arts and Design Katowice
- THE LAST FOREST (Algeria, Canada 2025, 32:31), Rabia Rahou
- GOD IS SHY (France 2025, 15:00 ), Jocelyn Charles